Automobile signaling device



Sept. l, 1925. I y E. R. PURVIS rAUTOMOBILE smNALING DEVICE Filed arch 10, 1925 Patented Sept. 1, 1925. i

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'EDWARD '11. PURVIS, 'SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA.

AUTOMOBIIJESIGNALING 1313171012.

ApplicationgledMarch 10, 1925. Seria1 N?o.`14,481. y

To ZZ .whom t may donnerai.'

Be it known .that I, Emmen R. Primus, a citizen of the United States, residing' r`at Shreveport, in the .parish ojf Caddo and State of Louisiana, lhave invented certain Adriver of a vehicle for denoting to the public the intended future course of traveling of the automobile, the device being visible at night as well as the daytime.

A further object of the invention is the provision of signals carried by the vehicle adapted for operation by the driver Whereby a right or left hand turn, or a stop is readily indicated for the advisement of persons in advance, or at the rear of the automobile, the device being operable by means of a single member conveniently located adjacent the drivers seat.

j Another very important object of the invention is to provide a signal of this nature which may be readily operated to different signaling positions and which will remain in the signaling except When moved by the regular operating means.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a signaling device of this nature which is simple and efficient in construction,

f reliable in operation, inexpensive to manufacture and install, attractive in appear- Y ance, notliable to readily get out lof order,

and otherwise Well adapted to the purpose for which it is designed.

lith the above and numerous other objects in view as will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in certain novel features of construction, and in the combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed. l

In the drawing Figure 1 is a detail sectional view through a portion of an automobile'body showing my improved signaling device mounted thereon, Y Fig. 2 is a section taken substantially on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1, lookingin the direction of the arrow,

Fig. 3 is another detail section taken substantially on theli-ne .3,-3-of-,Fig-i 1 looking .in the -directionof the,arrow,.and Y Fig-.4;is anend elevation of the gear casiingvwfith thecover .plate removed. Y

Referring to thedrawing in detail, it will ;be seen that-ldesignates generally the body ofyan automobileand 2 the left .handside thereof adjacent the illlument -board 3. A .tubular member 4 `extends. transversely of .the automobile body through the left .hand side 2 `:being held inplacev by `a pair .orf .nuts 5 and disposed forwardly of theinstrnment .board 3. f

gear ihousing is mountedon the endfof the tube and is closed at, itsfront .end'by the plate. A shaft 8 extends through vthe tube 4 and isjournaled in the housing 6 through a suitable partition or the like 9 and has mounted at its end Within the housing 6 a Worm 10. A shaft 11 is journaled vertically in the housing 6 and is best shown in F ig. 4, and has on its ends a worm gear 12 and a spiral gear 13. The worm gear 12 is in mesh with the worm 10. A signal shaft 14 has a spiral 15 mounted thereon within the casing, this shaft 14 being jour-` naled to extend inthe casing and terminate exteriorly thereof.

The spiral 15 meshes with the spiraly 13 so as to be driven thereby. A signal arm 16 is provided on the outer end of the shaft.

14 to be swung thereby. This signal arm .16 includes a transparent casing 17, the

transparency thereof preferably being red and houses an incandescent electric bulb 18,. At the end of the casing there is mounted a member 19 simulatinga` hand.

The end of the shaft 8 terminating forwardly of the instrument board 3 is journaled in a bracket 20 mounted onthe instrument board'3. A shaft 21 is journaled left hand turn or the position designated] by the' line 28 indicating is about to stop.v

that the vehiclev By the provision of the Worm 10 and Worm gear 12, it Will be seen that the signal arm may be operated from the drivers seat by actuation of the crank orthe like 22, but it Will be impossible to move the signal arm by placing the hand directly thereon and it will alsoV be evident that after. this signal arm has been placed in any of the desired positions it Will remain in that position and Will not be jolted to any other position or in other Words it can only be used When the Worm 10 is rotated through the medium of the shaft 8, beveled vgears 24 and 23 and shaft 21- by the operator grasping the crank 22 or like device.

It is thought that the construction, operation and advantages of this invention will now be clearly understood Without a more detailed description thereof. It is desired,

however, to point out that the signal is simple in construction and Will be att-ractive in appearance.

It is apparent that the present embodimenti of the invention has been disclosed in detail merely by Way of example and that Anumerous changes in the details of construction, and in the combination rand arrangement of parts may be resorted to Without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention as hereinafterrclaimed or sacrificing any of its advantages.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is In a signal of the class described, a tube, means for mounting the tube on a vehicle, a casing on the outer end of the tube, a shaft extending through the tube into the casing, means for operating the shaft, fa Worm on the shaft Within the casing, a second shaft journaled in the casing, a. Worm gear on the second shaft meshing with the Worm, a spiral gear on the second shaft, a third shaft journaled in the casing, a spiral on the third shaft meshing With aforementioned spiral,

and signal arm on the third shaft eXteriorly of the casing.

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EDWARD R. PURvIs.

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